Happening by Annie Ernaux

Happening

Annie Ernaux with Tanya Leslie (Translator)

96 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction literary memoir emotional reflective medium-paced
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In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plague: Understanding that her pregnancy will mark her and her family as social failures, she knows she cannot keep that child.This is the story, writte...

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Moods

reflective 77%
emotional 72%
dark 46%
challenging 38%
sad 36%
informative 30%
tense 29%
inspiring 11%
hopeful 4%

Pace

fast 56%
medium 36%
slow 7%

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4.37

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